Japanese and European Private International Law in Comparative Perspective

edited by Harald Baum, Jurgen Basedow and Yuko Nishitani

Book cover: Japanese and European Private International Law in Comparative Perspective

Extent: 434 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Law

Series: Materialien zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht

Series volume number: 48

Language: English

Hardback (Out of print)

(February 2008)

ISBN: 9783161495472

Price: $125.00

Out of stock

On January 1, 2007, the new Japanese ‘Act on General Rules for Application of Laws’ entered into force replacing the statute of 1898. This major reform finds its parallels in the current efforts of the European Union to create a modern private international law regime for its member states.This volume presents the first comprehensive analysis of the new Japanese private international law available in any western language and contrasts it with the corresponding European developments.For better understanding, English translations of the Japanese statutes have been added. Contributors:Jurgen Basedow, Trevor C Hartley, Masato Dogauchi, Hironori Wanami, Yuko Nishitani, Catherine Kessedjian, Fausto Pocar, Aki Kitazawa, Eva-Maria Kieninger, Dai Yokomizo, Sylvaine Poillot-Peruzzetto, Daniel Zimmer, Toshiyuki Kono, Thomas Kadner Graziano, Marc Fallon, Yasuhiro Okuda, Maarit Jantera-Jareborg, Alegria Borras, Yoshihisa Hayakawa, Dieter Martiny

I. General Introduction Jurgen Basedow: The Recent Development of the Conflict of Laws - Trevor C. Hartley: The Brussels Regulation and Non-Community States - Masato Dogauchi: Historical Development of Japanese Private International Law - Hironori Wanami: Background and Outline of the Modernization of Japanese Private International Law II. Contractual Obligations Yuko Nishitani: Party Autonomy and Its Restrictions by Mandatory Rules in Japanese Private International Law - Catherine Kessedjian: Party Autonomy and Characteristic Performance in the Rome Convention and the Rome I Proposal - Fausto Pocar: Protection of Weaker Parties in the Rome Convention and the Rome I Proposal III. Assignment of Receivables Aki Kitazawa: Law Applicable to the Assignment of Receivables in Japan (Nihon ni okeru saiken joto no junkyo-ho) - Eva-Maria Kieninger: General Principles on the Law Applicable to the Assignment of Receivables in Europe IV. International Company Law Dai Yokomizo: International Company Law in Japan - Sylvaine Poillot-Peruzzetto: International Company Law in the ECJ Decisions - Daniel Zimmer: The Proposal of the Deutscher Rat fur Internationales Privatrecht V. Non-Contractual Obligations Toshiyuki Kono: Critical and Comparative Analysis of the Rome II Regulation on Applicable Laws to Non-contractual Obligations and the New Private International Law in Japan - Thomas Kadner Graziano: General Principles of Private International Law of Tort in Europe - Marc Fallon: The Law Applicable to Specific Torts in Europe VI. International Family Law Yasuhiro Okuda: Divorce, Protection of Minors, and Child Abduction in Japan's Private International Law - Maarit Jantera-Jareborg: Jurisdiction and Applicable Law in Cross-Border Divorce Cases in Europe - Alegria Borras: Protection of Minors and Child Abduction under the Hague Conventions and the Brussels II bis Regulation VII. International Civil Procedure Law Yoshihisa Hayakawa: International Adjudicative Jurisdiction in Japan - Dieter Martiny: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Germany and Europe Annex I Major European Community Legislation in Private International Law Annex II Japanese Legislation in Private International Law

  • Edited by Jürgen Basedow
  • Edited by Harald Baum
  • Edited by Yuko Nishitani